Microlophus koepckeorum

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Microlophus koepckeorum

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Iguania
Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Tropiduridae
Genus: Microlophus
Species: Microlophus koepckeorum

Name

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Microlophus koepckeorum (Mertens, 1956)

  • Holotype: SMF 50337, adult ♂, collected on 30 January 1955.
  • Type locality: “oberhald Pariakoto, 1600 m, H. östlich Yautan”, Department of Ancash, Peru.
  • Etymology: koepckeorum is in genitive plural form, honoring German-born Peruvian zoologists Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke and Maria Koepcke, husband and wife.

Combinations

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  • Tropidurus occipitalis koepckeorum Mertens, 1956: 117 [original combination]
  • Tropidurus koepckeorumDixon & Wright, 1975: 28 [subsequent combination]
  • Plesiomicrolophus koepckeorumFrost, 1992: 45 [subsequent combination]
  • Microlophus koepkeorumHarvey & Gutberlet, 2000: 216 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

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  • Peru: Piura, Lambayeque, Cajamarca, La Libertad and Ancash

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Desert Pacific Iguana